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A STRONG SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION OF MANGROVES
COMMUNITY TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE POST-2020
The President of the IUCN, HE Razan Al Mubarak, GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK'S VISION
then went on to say: "From COP26 in Glasgow to the
Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, which
opens up the possibility of managing biodiversity
beyond national jurisdictions, and of course the very
recent High Seas Treaty, the ocean has finally attrac-
ted the attention it deserves within the international
community." The international scientific community,
which includes some 15,000 IUCN scientists, has a
lot to do with this result. The institution's president
drew attention to science's ability to bring forces to-
gether: "It is thanks to this understanding that bridges
have been built" while emphasising "the need for fi-
nancial support to continue to develop rigorous and
up-to-date data."

MAJOR FINANCIAL LEVERS
In addition to renewed support from the Principality
and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation to
strengthen its work, a promising partnership between
IUCN and the MSC Foundation was announced du-
ring the session. Particularly committed to the cause
of coral, Daniela Picco, Managing Director of the
MSC Foundation, spoke of the importance of philan-
thropy and the private sector in protecting and rege-
nerating the oceans, and the urgent need to deploy
ocean science: "There are major gaps in the provision
of data on marine biodiversity, and these must be re- IN
medied as a matter of urgency if we are to achieve FIGURES
the United Nations' targets by 2030."

■ 60% of marine habitats have been significantly
changed (source: United Nations),
DID ■ less than 3% of the world's ocean escapes human
YOU impact,
KNOW? ■ In the latest edition of the IUCN Red List of

Threatened Species (2022), 1/3 of the species
The IUCN Red List Index shows trends studied (150,388) are classified as threatened.
in the global risk of species extinction Of these, 41% of amphibians, 13% of birds and
(for 5 taxonomic groups) and is used by 27% of mammals are threatened with extinction
governments to monitor their progress worldwide. This is also the case for 37% of sharks
towards targets to reduce biodiversity loss. and rays, 36% of reef-building corals and 34% of
conifers.